Manturov reported on the materials found in “friendly” countries for the production of military equipment

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said in an interview with the newspaper Vedomostithat since the beginning of the partial mobilization of the enterprise, it has been reformatted for the production of military equipment. According to him, “it took time” to resolve issues with raw materials and materials, and the missing volumes were “acquired in friendly countries.”

The minister said that more than 500 enterprises are currently involved in the production of equipment. “There are more than 500 of them who connected to this order. And I can say that the task of providing the mobilized with everything necessary will be fully completed,” said Mr. Manturov.

“It took time to resolve issues with raw materials and materials. They increased their production along the entire chain of cooperation and got the missing volumes in friendly countries. As a result, enterprises producing equipment are now working in three shifts,” he said in an interview.

On October 25, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting of the coordinating council for meeting the needs of the troops declaredthat for the production of military equipment it is necessary to connect all the capacities of light industry, including small enterprises.